MIAMI (AP) — The National Hurricane Center says Hurricane Milton is intensifying and will likely be a major hurricane before it slams into the storm-ravaged Florida coast, most likely on Wednesday. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has declared a state of emergency in 51 counties, many of which are still recovering from Hurricane Helene. The state’s…… MORE
MASNAA BORDER CROSSING, Lebanon (AP) — Israel is expanding its bombardment of the Hezbollah and Hamas militant groups in Lebanon, hitting Beirut’s southern suburbs with a dozen airstrikes and striking a Palestinian refugee camp deep in the north for the first time. Hamas says two members of its military wing there have been killed. Thousands…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) – Last Thursday and Friday, General Motors canceled all shifts at its Arlington plant because of supply chain issues caused by Hurricane Helene. The Arlington plant builds Chevy Tahoes and Suburbans, G-M-C Yukons, and Cadillac Escalades. Officials with G-M stated that they hope to resume production as soon as possible. The automaker also halted…… MORE
BUTLER, Pa. (AP) — Donald Trump is setting aside what are now near-constant worries for his physical safety in order to fulfill what he says is “an obligation.” The Republican presidential nominee plans to return Saturday to the site where a gunman tried to assassinate him in July. Trump is scheduled to be joined by…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) — Transgender rights, the regulation of “ghost guns” and the death penalty highlight the Supreme Court’s election-season term that begins Monday. And there’s the prospect of the court’s intervention in voting disputes lurking in the background. The justices are returning to the bench at a time of waning public confidence in the court…… MORE